GAAP Related Litigation Support

The complexities of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) impact numerous types of disputes and are relevant to an understanding of contractual relationships and many business transactions. Capstone’s litigation team includes credentialed professionals who can unlock the mysteries of GAAP to assist you in understanding the business and legal issues involved. Our experts have testified in court on GAAP issues, including specialized industry applications. In addition, we have performed numerous forensic accounting projects involving the application of GAAP in non-litigation matters, such as purchase price disputes, earn-out calculations, royalty inspections and other third-party compliance calculations. Our personnel have been involved in a myriad of financial statement fraud investigations and have met with regulators to discuss our findings and observations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of Justice and other regulatory authorities. As a result, we are well-positioned to assist in investigating alleged financial statement fraud.

We have substantial experience handling the following issues:

Post-Acquisition Disputes
Earn-Out Calculations
Third-Party Inspections
White Collar Crime Investigations

Accountant Malpractice
Finance/Financial Statement Fraud
Responding to Wells Notices
Securities Litigation